Kakegurui Twin
{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Homura Kawamoto}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Kakegurui Twin Volume 1.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume, featuring Mary Saotome
| ja_kanji = 賭ケグルイ 双－ツイン－
| ja_romaji = Kakegurui Tsuin
| genre = Gambling{{cite web|last=Fuccini|first=Roberto|date=December 2, 2020|url=https://www.akibagamers.it/02-12-2020/kakegurui-twin-serie-live-action/|title=Kakegurui Twin diventerà una serie live action|website=Akiba Gamers|language=it|access-date=March 31, 2021|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228224112/https://www.akibagamers.it/02-12-2020/kakegurui-twin-serie-live-action/|url-status=live}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
|type = manga
|author = Homura Kawamoto
|illustrator = Kei Saiki
|publisher = Square Enix
|publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
|demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
|imprint =
|magazine = Gangan Joker
|first = September 19, 2015
|last = May 22, 2023
|volumes = 15
|volume_list = List of Kakegurui chapters#Kakegurui Twin
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = {{ubl|Tsutomu Hanabusa{{efn|name=fn1|Credited as {{nihongo|Chief Director|総監督|Sō Kantoku}}.}}|Shinya Nagano}}
| producer =
| writer = {{ubl|Minato Takano|Tsutomu Hanabusa}}
| music = Michiru
| studio =
| licensee =
| network = Amazon Prime Video
| first = March 26, 2021
| last = April 16, 2021
| episodes = 8
| episode_list =
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ona
| director = {{ubl|Yuichiro Hayashi{{efn|name=fn1}}|Kaori Makita}}
| producer =
| writer = Shigeru Murakoshi
| music = Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
| studio = MAPPA
| licensee = Netflix
| network =
| released = August 4, 2022
| runtime = 25–28 minutes
| episodes = 6
| episode_list = #Anime
}}
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{{Nihongo|Kakegurui Twin|賭ケグルイ 双－ツイン－|Kakegurui Tsuin|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, which is written by Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It was serialized in publisher Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine from September 2015 to May 2023, with its individual chapters collected and published by Square Enix in fifteen {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of July 2024. The manga has been licensed for English-language release in North America by Yen Press.
An original net animation (ONA) series by MAPPA was released in August 2022 on Netflix.
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Synopsis
{{See also|Kakegurui{{!}}Kakegurui|List of Kakegurui characters{{!}}List of Kakegurui characters}}
= Setting =
Kakegurui Twin takes place a year before the events of the main series and the arrival of Yumeko Jabami at Hyakkaou Private Academy.{{cite web|last=Simôes|first=João|date=January 14, 2021|url=https://ptanime.com/kakegurui-twins-manga-spinoff-anuncia-serie-live-action/|title=KAKEGURUI TWINS – MANGA SPINOFF ANUNCIA SÉRIE LIVE-ACTION|website=ptAnime|language=pt|access-date=March 31, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104507/https://ptanime.com/kakegurui-twins-manga-spinoff-anuncia-serie-live-action/|url-status=live}}
= Premise =
The series focuses on transfer student Mary Saotome who, after joining Hyakkaou Private Academy, learns about the school's gambling system and quickly begins to adapt to it, which only causes Mary to succumb to the gambling mania that she comes to be known for.{{cite web|author=Lundi|date=December 7, 2020|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2020/12/07/Le-manga-Gambling-School-Twin-adapte-en-serie-live|title=Le manga Gambling School Twin adapté en série live|website=Manga news|language=fr|access-date=March 31, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127163836/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2020/12/07/Le-manga-Gambling-School-Twin-adapte-en-serie-live|url-status=live}}
Cast
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| Character | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Saotome | Minami Tanaka | Aoi Morikawa | Kira Buckland |
| Tsuzura Hanatemari | Rina Honnizumi | Shiori Akita | Natalie Rose |
| Yukimi Togakushi | Yō Taichi | Minori Hagiwara | Morgan Berry |
| Sachiko Juraku | Yūko Kaida | Mijika Nagai | Amber Lee Connors |
| Mikura Sado | Aoi Koga | Mirei Sasaki | Suzie Yeung |
| Aoi Mibuomi | Seiichiro Yamashita | Hayato Sano | Aleks Le |
| Sakura Miharutaki | Rie Takahashi | Erika Ikuta | Anairis Quiñones |
Media
= Manga =
{{See also|List of Kakegurui chapters#Kakegurui Twin{{!}}List of Kakegurui chapters#Kakegurui Twin}}
Written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki, Kakegurui Twin began its serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker on September 19, 2015.{{cite web|script-title=ja:学園ギャンブルマンガ「賭ケグルイ」芽亜里が主役のスピンオフ始動|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/160442|website=Natalie|access-date=March 31, 2021|language=ja|date=September 19, 2015|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424025632/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/160442|url-status=live}} It ended on May 22, 2023.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Kakegurui Twin Spinoff Manga Ends on May 22|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-21/kakegurui-twin-spinoff-manga-ends-on-may-22/.197337|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 21, 2023|date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421082729/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-21/kakegurui-twin-spinoff-manga-ends-on-may-22/.197337|url-status=live}} Its chapters are collected and published by Square Enix into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 22, 2015,{{cite web|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757548381/|title=賭ケグルイ双 1|website=Square Enix|language=Japanese|accessdate=March 31, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423140212/https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757548381/|url-status=live}} and fifteen volumes have been released as of July 22, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757593091/|title=賭ケグルイ双 15 (完)|website=Square Enix|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 11, 2024|archive-date=June 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625113704/https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757593091/|url-status=live}} The manga has been licensed by Yen Press for English-language release in North America.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Yen Press Licenses Happy Sugar Life, Kakegurui Twins Manga, Penguin Highway, Walk on Girl, Mirai Novels (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-08/yen-press-licenses-happy-sugar-life-kakegurui-twins-manga-penguin-highway-walk-on-girl-mirai-novels/.134009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 31, 2021|date=July 8, 2018|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129144524/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-08/yen-press-licenses-happy-sugar-life-kakegurui-twins-manga-penguin-highway-walk-on-girl-mirai-novels/.134009|url-status=live}}
= Web series =
A 8-episode live-action web series adaptation was released on Amazon Prime from March 26 to April 16, 2021.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=January 30, 2021|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-30/live-action-kakegurui-twins-series-reveals-8-more-cast-members-march-26-debut-on-amazon-prime/.168979|title=Live-Action Kakegurui Twins Series Reveals 8 More Cast Members, March 26 Debut on Amazon Prime|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-date=April 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408022141/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-30/live-action-kakegurui-twins-series-reveals-8-more-cast-members-march-26-debut-on-amazon-prime/.168979|url-status=live}}
= Anime =
In November 2021, it was announced that the series will receive an original net animation series adaptation by MAPPA.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Katsura Saiki's Kakegurui Twins Spinoff Manga Gets Netflix Anime in August 2022 (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-08/katsura-saiki-kakegurui-twins-spinoff-manga-gets-netflix-anime-in-august-2022/.179370|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 9, 2021|date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122135633/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-08/katsura-saiki-kakegurui-twins-spinoff-manga-gets-netflix-anime-in-august-2022/.179370|url-status=live}} It is directed by Kaori Makita, with chief direction by Yuichiro Hayashi, scripts written by Shigeru Murakoshi, character designs handled by Manabu Nii, and music composed by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund. The series premiered on Netflix on August 4, 2022. The ending theme song is "Queens Bluff" by Iris.{{cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/NetflixAnime/status/1533418359319982086|title=return to Hyakkao Private Academy again! "KAKEGURUI TWIN" begins streaming worldwide on August 4, only on Netflix! 🎲|user=NetflixAnime|date=June 5, 2022|number=1533418359319982086}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Kakegurui Twin Anime's Trailer Reveals More Cast & Staff, i☆Ris Opening Song, August 4 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-05/kakegurui-twin-anime-trailer-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-i-ris-opening-song-august-4-debut/.186354|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 5, 2022|date=June 5, 2022|archive-date=June 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605180317/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-05/kakegurui-twin-anime-trailer-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-i-ris-opening-song-august-4-debut/.186354|url-status=live}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = A Girl Named Mary Saotome
|TranslitTitle = Saotome Meari Toiu Onna
|NativeTitle = 早乙女芽亜里という女
|NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|DirectedBy = Kaori Makita
|WrittenBy = Shigeru Murakoshi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = A Targeted Girl
|TranslitTitle = Nerawareru Onna
|NativeTitle = 狙われる女
|NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|DirectedBy = Yasuhiro Geshi
|WrittenBy = Shigeru Murakoshi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = A Traitorous Girl
|TranslitTitle = Uragiri no Onna
|NativeTitle = 裏切りの女
|NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|DirectedBy = Tomohiro Furukawa
|WrittenBy = Erika Andō
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Confessing Girls
|TranslitTitle = Kokuhaku Suru Onna-tachi
|NativeTitle = 告白する女たち
|NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|DirectedBy = Kyōko Yamazaki
|WrittenBy = Kōsuke Isshiki
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = An Honest Girl
|TranslitTitle = Jitchoku na Onna
|NativeTitle = 実直な女
|NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|DirectedBy = Takeshi Satō
|WrittenBy = Akira Kindaichi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = A Resisting Girl
|TranslitTitle = Aragau Onna
|NativeTitle = 抗う女
|NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|DirectedBy = Yasuhiro Geshi
|WrittenBy = Shigeru Murakoshi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
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Reception
Shaenon K. Garrity of Otaku USA commented how Kakegurui Twin is the perfect manga for "readers who are equally interested in introductory game theory mathematics and kink".{{cite web|last=K. Garrity|first=Shaenon|title=[Review] Kakegurui Twin|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/kakegurui-twin-manga-review/|website=Otaku USA|access-date=March 31, 2021|date=September 27, 2019|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415012011/https://otakuusamagazine.com/kakegurui-twin-manga-review/|url-status=live}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://kakegurui-twin-anime.com/|Anime official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Netflix title|qid=Q111262959}}
- {{anime News Network|manga|21263}}
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{{Monthly Gangan Joker}}
{{MAPPA}}
{{Netflix original animated series and films}}
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Category:Anime and manga about gambling
Category:Japanese-language television shows